Festival Playlist events and rewards Nov. 6 - Nov. 13 (Summer S53)

[T10ManteoMax]

SUMMER | WET SEASON

Here are the details on this week’s events and rewards. Share tips along with your tuning setup codes.

The season starts at 6:30am Pacific on November 6 and ends Thursday, November 13, 2025 2:30 PM
This is the first season of the returning High Performance Dailies series.

PLAYLIST POINTS & REWARDS

Playlist points overview

Points are accumulated across all four seasons. Each event in the Festival Playlist has a number of points to earn noted in the bottom left corner of the event tile. Accumulate points with any combination of completed events to earn the first reward car, and continue earning points from remaining events to earn the second reward car. Cars noted as Seasonal Exclusive are not available in the Autoshow, so grab them while you can! But don’t worry if you miss them, these cars may come back again for future Festival Playlists, or you can use a Backstage Pass to select from the available options.

Series: 288 points

• Series Reward: 2023 BMW M2 (Backstage/Seasonal exclusive car) (80 points)
• Series Reward: 2021 MG MG6 XPower (Seasonal exclusive car) (160 points)

Season: 72 points

• Season Reward: 2022 Ford Focus ST (Backstage/Seasonal exclusive car) (20 points)
• Season Reward: Horizon Backstage Pass (40 points)

PLAYLIST EVENT REWARDS

In addition to the rewards for seasonal and series progress, this season you can also earn these rewards from completing individual events:

• Car: 2015 Jaguar XE-S
• Car: 2013 Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG
• Car: 2022 CUPRA Tavascan Concept
• Car: 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe
• Car: 2013 Audi RS 4 Avant
• Car: 2013 BMW M6 Coupe
• Clothing: Artist Outfit
• Car Horn: UK Cover Car
• Super Wheelspins
• Forzathon Points

HORIZON BACKSTAGE CARS

Added to the Backstage Shop this week:

• 2018 Hot Wheels 2JetZ
• 2008 Koenigsegg CCGT

Two cars are added with the change of each season and voting for the next week beings. Backstage Passes can be earned from seasonal playlist points and the Forzathon Shop. See details on Horizon Backstage voting and car selection here.

FORZATHON SHOP

Use Forzathon Points earned from events to collect cars, clothes, car horns, Backstage Passes, and Super Wheelspins before the season ends:

200 FP Car	2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
100 FP Car	2016 Bentley Bentayga
75 FP Clothing	Farid Rueda’s Lion Crew Socks
75 FP Clothing	Farid Rueda’s Lion Relaxed Fit Tee
1000 FP Backstage Pass	1 Pass
60 FP / 150 FP	Wheelspin & Super Wheelspin

FORZATHON CHALLENGES

Completing these challenges earn seasonal points plus Forzathon Points (FP) which can be used in the Forzathon Shop.

Forzathon Weekly Challenge
(5 pts) All four challenges must be completed in sequence to earn points.

Up to Speed
The Everyday Sportscar	Own and drive the 2010 Audi TT RS Coupé
Trial of Man	Earn 2 stars on the Switchbacks Speed Zone in the 2010 Audi TT RS Coupé
Rallysport Engineering	Win any S1 Class Race Event in the 2010 Audi TT RS Coupé
A Fun Little Car	Earn an Ultimate Burnout Skill in the 2010 Audi TT RS Coupé

Forzathon Daily Challenges
(1 pt each) Each new challenge starts daily at 7:30am PT and is open for 7 days.

Type Writer	Own and Drive any Type R
Hue Car, who dis?	Paint the body of any Mercedes-AMG
Straight from the Office	Equip any Blazer in the Character Customizer
Urban Vaux	Complete a Street Race in the 2016 Vauxhall Corsa VXR
Just Cruising	Maintain a speed of [#MPH:50] or above for 20 seconds
Flying the Coupe	Earn 2 Stars at Danger Signs in the 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé
Sports Photography	Take a photo of any Audi RS

SEASON EVENT DETAILS

Seasonal general overview

Toggle the menu to show the rewards and restrictions for each event - if you complete the event in a car outside the restrictions or fail to meet the target, you won’t get the reward and points from completion. You must have unlocked the Hall of Fame with Accolade points to enter the Trial. Access to Rally Adventure Expansion DLC events require defeating the three team champions. Access to Hot Wheels events requires the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC; users without the DLC will still be able to gold the season and unlock the “Min, Meet Max” Achievement without these event points.

Pts	Event	Name	Requirement	Route
3	Horizon Arcade	Mini Games	Complete any Horizon Arcade event
10	The Trial	Early Horizer	(B700) High Performance Dailies	Road Racing (Sierra Verde Sprint, Arch of Mulegé Circuit, Rocosa Sprint)
3	EventLab	M1keGetz presents Black Sands Truck Ranch	(A800) Unlimited Offroad
3	EventLab	R4GD33204 presents Super Twisted Noodle Circuit	(S1 900) Super Saloons
2	Danger Sign	Mountain Top	(A800) Modern Sports Cars - 1116 feet (340m)
2	Speed Trap	Los Arboles	(A800) Modern Sports Cars - 132 mph (213 kph)
2	Speed Zone	Switchbacks	(A800) Modern Sports Cars - 94 mph (152 kph)
5	Championship	Mud Runners	(A800) Sports Utility Heroes	Dirt Racing (Baijo Trail, Tapalpa Trail, La Selva Scramble)
5	Championship	Muscle Bound	(S1 900) Modern Muscle	Road Racing (Copper Canyon Sprint, Riviera Sprint, Vista del Mar Sprint)
3	Treasure Hunt	Pole Position	This Volvo car is a star, if we blaze a trail our treasure won’t be far…
2	Photo Challenge	#BackToSchool	Take a photo outside your car at the steps to the university in Guanajuato
2	Horizon Open	World Wide Web	Complete a Horizon Open Race in any car with Spider or Spyder in its name
2	RA Speed Zone	Reservoir View	(S1 900) Super GT - 75 mph (121 kph)
5	RA Championship	Reap the Rewards	(A800) Super Saloons (AWD)	Switchback Run, Joya Marron, Orogrande
2	HW Speed Trap	Forest Edge	(S1 900) Super GT - 235 mph (378 kph)
5	HW Championship	Grounding Out	(B700) Sports Utility Heroes	Forest Falls Hazard Sprint, Forest Gorge Hazard Sprint, Ice Canyon Hazard Sprint

MONTHLY RIVALS

The total point value of Monthly events is divided by four when applied to individual seasons; completing the four Rivals events will apply 4 points to each season in this series. Post a clean lap to complete Rivals events. Monthly Rivals cars are stock and provided as free rentals for the event, allowing you to test drive the car before collecting it from seasonal points. This month’s Rivals offer an opportunity to drive the cars before collecting them as rewards.

Pts	Event	Route	Car
1	Monthly Rivals	El Pípila Scramble	Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
1	Monthly Rivals	Gran Pantano Sprint	Toyota Camry TRD
1	Monthly Rivals	Bola Ocho Circuit	Ford Fiesta ST
1	Forza EV Rivals	Dunas Blancas Sprint	Lucid Air Sapphire

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[Dannis6217]

SUMMER WET SEASON
Campaign Series 53 Summer:
• # Forzathon Auf Hochtouren [Up to Speed]
2010 Audi TT RS Coupé - Tuning Code: 131978830

• The Trial: Frühaufsteher [Early Horizer]
Requirement: B700 High Performance Dailies
2015 Jaguar XE-S - Tuning Code: 110821146

• Danger Sign: Bergspitze [Mountain Top]
Requirement: A800 Modern Sports Cars
Ziel/ Target: 1116 ft / 340 m
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG - Tuning Code: 159415892

• Speed Trap: Los Árboles
Requirement: A800 Modern Sports Cars
Ziel/ Target: 132 mph / 212,4 km/h
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG - Tuning Code: 159415892

• Speed Zone: Serpentinen
Requirement: A800 Modern Sports Cars
Ziel/ Target: 94 mph / 151,3 km/h
2013 Subaru BRZ - Tuning Code: 983401370

• Schlammläufer [Mud Runners]
Requirement: A800 Sports Utility Heroes (DIRT)
2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar First Edition - Tuning Code: 182119036

• Muskelbepackt [Muscle Bound]
Requirement: S1 900 Modern Muscle
2014 HSV GEN-F GTS – Tuning Code: 179524248

Rally Adventures:
• Speed Zone: Stauseeblick [Reservoir View]
Requirement: S1 900 Super GT
Ziel/ Target: 75 mph / 120,7 km/h
2018 Ferrari Portofino - Tuning Code: 183015051

• Mordsgewinne [Reap the Rewards]
Requirement: A800 Super Saloons AWD
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo - Tuning Code: 128381485

or
2023 Toyota Camry TRD – Tuning Code: 185322397

Hot Wheels:
• Speed Trap: Waldrand [Forest Edge]
Requirement: S1 900 Super GT
Ziel/ Target: 235 mph / 378,2 km/h
2018 Ferrari Portofino - Tuning Code: 183015051

• Rausfliegen [Grounding Out]
Requirement: B700 Sports Utility Heroes
2015 BMW X6 M - Tuning Code: 134021649

[TheGillesMuller]

All with my own tunes unless stated, as always new ones in bold….

B High Performance Dailies (Sierra Verde Sprint)

Vauxhall Corsa - 2:44.707
Hyundai Veloster N & Ford Fiesta '23 - 2:46.500
Jaguar XE-S - 2:46.683
Lynk & Co 03+ (drags) - 2:46.767

Cupra Formentor (drags) - 2:47.009
MG MG7 - 2:47.050
Corsa (YaeMarucat) - 2:47.318
Hyundai i30 N (drags) - 2:47.451

MG MG6 XPower (drags) - 2:47.751
Toyota Camry - 2:47.818
Jag XFR-S (drags) - 2:47.835
BMW M2 '16 (drags) - 2:48.068
Lexus RC F (drags) - 2:48.101

Lynk & Co 02 HB - 2:49.361
Kia EV6 GT (drags) - 2:49.553
Xpeng P7 (drags) - 2:49.603
Ford Fiesta '14 (BlackDeathTX) - 2:49.970 (horrid understeer)
Jaguar XE-S (Dannis6217) - 2:53.891

Lots of change from the original, the Xpeng and Lynk 03+ were the bottom two last time.

Ignore the Fiesta entry as it’s position is entirely my own fault, I lazily just took it in with the tune I already had installed (lord knows why, it’s awful), it’s the 2nd lowest starting PI car and with the lowest being top of the list it’s the logical conclusion that it can be far better than that.

I don’t know if I said it in the original thread but this would have been much better off being A800, too many underpowered cars hence the many drag tire builds which I normally prefer to avoid, some cars like the aforementioned Lynk have stock tires rated close to Rallies and don’t have Streets available, and the MG MG6’s are actually rated higher than Rallies by the PI system so there is no chance of even a half decent power-weight ratio for B700 without the drags.

I’ve ran only a chunk of the eligible cars here but these are the others I didn’t run….

B Class

Audi S1
Honda Civic ‘16
Renault Megane R.S ‘18
Toyota GR Yaris
VW Golf R ‘14, ‘21 and ‘22
Volvo V60

A Class downgrades

Audi RS3 Sedan
Audi RS6 Avant ‘21

BMW M3 Comp
BMW M4 Comp

Ford Focus ‘17
Focus ‘22

Honda Civic ‘18

Mini JCW Works GP ‘21

And a bunch of other cars are in this restriction but simply can’t be brought down to B class.

I probably won’t share my Corsa, should already be plenty of decent stuff out there for it, just don’t make the same mistake I did with that Fiesta because a badly tuned Corsa will be a horrible to drive pile of slow understeer.

Honestly outside of a random Rivals run here and there these are the only things holding my interest in the game at the moment.

[BigHedDjango]

What is your ign? I can’t seem to find any tunes with “TheGillesMuller”

[LSD51ZEN]

all High Performance Dailies Cars

[robotiChart]

Trial done in 2. Corsa did the job.

Clean human team this week

Edit: gutted the 8ctf didn’t win this week’s bs pass. Seriously.

[Stevio2175]

Forza Horizon 5 TREASURE HUNT POLE POSITION FH5 Treasure Hunt Chest (Summer Festival Playlist)

[Stevio2175]

Forza Horizon 5 PHOTO CHALLENGE BACK TO SCHOOL Steps to the University in Guanajuato FH5 LOCATION

[DungGForza]

Forza Horizon 5 How to Complete Festival Playlist Summer Season Series 53 Full Guide, Tune Code

[tommyfon]

Finally got that Koenigsegg CCGT i have been wanting since i started playing the game, since despite opening probably a 1000 wheelspins since i started playing, i never even saw it appearing as a prize there.

[tommyfon]

Just wanted to share some good tunes for this weeks championships
Mud Runners : 2019 Lamborghini Urus. Tune name : A800 Seasonal.

Share code : 599 615 077

“ Muscle Bound “ 2005 Vauxhall Monaro VXR. Tune name : S1 Road Racing

Share code : 298 233 760

“ Reap The Rewards “ This tune can also be used for the Treasure Hunt.
2015 Volvo V60 Polestar. Tune name : A800 Dirt New

Share Code 126 209 888

[MrMogtastic]

Got a good bunch of newer players in the trial, who played clean and tried thier best. It was a but of a tough one but the rocketships stayed close enough that we could easily take them at the 90% let up point.

Modern muscle was hysterical. Beat a club of AE drivers so baddly on copper canyon they all ganged up to ram me off the track in riviera…

[FreezZ4k]

Hello everyone, I’m having trouble translating )) The daily task “Put on any JACKET when setting up your character” where can I get a jacket? I’ve tried a jacket and a full suit (racing), but it doesn’t count

[T10ManteoMax]

The English description is “any Blazer” which is a subset of items in the JACKETS tab.

There are three that are Rare:
Black Blazer
Tan Blazer
White Blazer

And one that is Epic:
Pink Blazer

An equipped Jacket while also equipping an Outfit means the Jacket won’t be visible but when you exit an Outpost or House and drive away, the “Straight From the Office” challenge notification will appear.

[FreezZ4k]

Thank you very much!

[PD_Top_Gun]

I’d never pretend to take the place of @SpirantCrayon22 but I figured I can at least note which stock cars I used for the various events:

• The Weekly Forzathon requires upgrading the TT for one of the steps. I just threw in an engine upgrade I’d bought in the past to boost it to S1.
• Civic Type R is the obvious choice for the Trial. Two easy wins for once, even with an absurd runaway AI on the sprint. I was amused by our lead driver pulling a couple of perfect Hail Melons around the first hairpin on Arch of Mulegé.
• Any of the Extreme Es work great for the Black Sands EventLab. Really nice track layout on that one.
• Went with the 720S Spider for the Twisted Noodle Circuit, just for kicks. I remember this track from last time; it still feels straight out of Mario Kart 8.
• I went with the 718 Cayman GTS for all three Mexico PR stunts. The Danger Sign took a couple of run-up attempts and a few rewinds but wasn’t too bad, and I managed the others on the first try.
• This is the second time in the past couple of weeks that we’ve had one of these awful super-specific Open tasks, because what’s more fun than repeatedly trying and failing to find a restriction that fits? I got super-lucky and scored an S2 street round on my first attempt, so I got to haul out my beloved 918 Spyder. Works for me.
• Mud Runners: If it’s A-class Sport Utility Heroes, it’s the Urus, because Urus gonna Urus. Love that crazy thing.

That’s all I had time for today; I’ll see if I can finish things off tomorrow.

[Beermachine66]

@PD_Top_Gun

This is the second time in the past couple of weeks that we’ve had one of these awful super-specific Open tasks, because what’s more fun than repeatedly trying and failing to find a restriction that fits? I got super-lucky and scored an S2 street round on my first attempt, so I got to haul out my beloved 918 Spyder. Works for me.

This one worked also if you selected custom race so there was no need find specific race.

[MrMogtastic]

Good to know. I was fortunate that I think I had a spider set up for most classes/events. The only two I didn’t have anything dedicated for were S2 dirt/offroad and B road.

Of course B road came up but my rally built fiat 124 sport spider got me a couple of wins until the enviable honda 74 arrived…

[PD_Top_Gun]

Heh, good to know, but that’s more “fun” inconsistent behavior. I know there were cases in the past where choosing Custom didn’t count for a task that just said “Horizon Open.”